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Italian

rigettare

/ri.dʒetˈta.re/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 6,977

Meaning

to reject; throw up

  • To reject or dismiss a proposal, appeal, or request (especially formally or legally).
  • To vomit or throw up food.
  • To throw back or cast out again.

In a sentence

Il giudice ha deciso di rigettare la richiesta per mancanza di prove.

The judge decided to reject the request due to lack of evidence.

Il bambino ha rigettato la cena a causa dell'influenza.

The child threw up dinner because of the flu.

La commissione non rigetterà la domanda se i documenti sono completi.

The committee will not reject the application if the documents are complete.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
rigettareinfinitive
rigettoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
rigettiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
rigettaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
rigettiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
rigettateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
rigettanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
rigettavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
rigettaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
rigettavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
rigettavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
rigettavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
rigettavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
rigettaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
rigettastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
rigettòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
rigettammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
rigettasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
rigettaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
rigetteròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
rigetteraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
rigetteràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
rigetteremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
rigettereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
rigetterannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
rigettisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
rigettisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
rigettisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
rigettiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
rigettiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
rigettinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
rigettassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
rigettassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
rigettassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
rigettassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
rigettastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
rigettasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
rigettereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
rigetteresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
rigetterebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
rigetteremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
rigetteresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
rigetterebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
rigettaimperative · singular · 2nd person
rigettiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
rigettateimperative · plural · 2nd person
rigettandogerund
rigettatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • In legal or formal contexts, it means 'to dismiss' or 'to reject' an appeal/claim.
  • Takes auxiliary 'avere'.

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